Farm gate



Dec. 1 1925- w. A. WEBSTER FARM GATE Filed Aug. 24', 1925 Patented Dec.1, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. WEBSTER, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

FARM GATE.

Application filed August 24, 1923. Serial- No. 659,086.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. WVnBs'rnR, acitizen of the United States, residing in Galesburg, in the county ofKnox and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Farm Gates, of which the following is a specification. I

The present invention relates to farm gates and particularly to animproved hinge construction adapted to reduce the cost of manufacture ofthe gate and at the same time to increase the strength'and rigiditythereof.

A principal object of the invention is the provision, in a farm gateconstruction, of a separately formed hinge member adapted to be securedto end uprights and being capable of production at relatively low cost.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a construction ofthe hinge members and supporting uprights which results in such secureinterlocking of these parts as to render the gate even stronger I thanwould be the case if the hinge members were formed integrally withcertain other parts of the gate, as, for example, the diagonal braceswhich are sometimes employed.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved form ofupright and a method of securing the same to the cross boards whichprovides such rigidity as to render possible the elimination of theusual braces, if desired. 3

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it isbetter understood from the following description, which, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure l is a side elevation of a farm gate in which my invention isembodied;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the separate hinge blockemployed in accordance with my invention; and

Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the gate boards, showing theupright-receiving grooves therein.

I have shown, for purposes of illustration, a gate comprising uprights21 which, in the present instance, are provided in pairs and have crossboards 22 disposed therebetween and held in place by means of bolts 23.

Hinge blocks 24 are secured between end uprights 21 at the top andbottom thereof and are provided with vertical apertures 25 adapted toreceive hinge pins 26 secured by brackets 27 to a post 28 of a fence 29,which, of course, may be of any type, being shown in the presentinstance as formed of barbed wire. Diagonal braces 31 may be provided tostrengthen the structure, though it is contemplated that, with thepresent construction, these braces may be dispensed with if desired, thestructure being suflici'ently rigid for ordinary purposes by reason ofthe 1n formation, though it will be understood that angleirons, or thelike, might be employed within the purview of the invention. The hingeblocks 24 are grooved, as indicated at 35, to receive the side wallparts 36 of the channel-irons and, when the parts are tightly boundtogether by the bolts 23, it will be obvious that a strong and rigidconstruction is provided and this without the expense attendant upon theformation of a hinge block either in the upright itself or in the end ofa brace member, as is done in certain other gates of which I am aware.IVith this arrangement, it is, of course, possible to remove a hingeblock 24 and replace it with another, ifoccasion should require.

I also prefer to provide notches 37 in the cross boards 22, so that thelatter may be received by the uprights in the same manner that the hingeblocks are received thereby. This results in so strengthening the gatestructure that it is entirely feasible to omit the braces 31, thuseffecting a further reduction in the cost of manufacture. With parts ofthe upright disposed in these grooves 37 and with the bolts 23 in place,there is, practically, a three-point engagement which holds the boardsvery firmly against twisting or distortion thereof.

will be a Jarent that various chan es mav be made in the form,construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention,

or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbeforedescribed being more ly a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A farm gate, comprising opposed uprights, cross boards securedbetween said uprights, and a separate hinge member secured between enduprights, said end up.-

rights being of channel-iron formation and; said hinge member beinggrooved to receivethe wall portions thereof.

2. A farm gate, comprising opposed uprights, cross boards secured.between said uprights, and a separate hinge member secured between enduprights, aid end up rights being of channel-iron formation and saidhinge member and cross boards being grooved to receive the Wall portionsthereof.

A farm gate, comprising, a plurality of opposed uprights of channel-ironformation,

a plurality of cross boards secured between said opposed uprights, saidcross boards being grooved to receive the wall portions of saiduprightsto provide a rigidstructure, and means for pivotal attachment to a fencepost secured between the end uprights.

4. A farm gate, comprising, a plurality of opposed uprights ofchannel-iron formation,

. a plurality of cross boards secured between said opposed uprights,said cross boards being grooved to receive the wall portions of saiduprights to provide a rigid structure, and means for pivotal attachmentto a fence post secured between the end uprights, said means,comprising, upper and lowerihinge blocks, said hinge blocks beinggrooved to receive the Wall portions of said channel uprights.

WILLIAM A. WEBSTER.

